Valve for musical wind-instruments



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G. G. HUGG.

VALVE FOR MUSICAL WIND INSTRUMENTS.

No. 254,136. Patented Feb. 28,1882.

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sets to the same extent.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEOBGE O. HUGG, OF PHILADELPHIA, PEFNSYLVANIA.

VALVE FOR MUSICAL WIND-INSTRUMENTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 254,136, dated February 28, 1882.

Application filed October 1, 1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE O. HUGG, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county ofPhiladelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Valves for Wind Musical Instruments, which improvementis fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the portion of a wind musicalinstrument having my invention applied to it. Fig. 2 is bottom view thereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical section in line w :v, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a vertical section in line y y, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

My invention consists of the hinges oforganvalves, of peculiar construction, whereby butthinges are avoided, thus obviating cutting and piercingof both the valves and reed-board for the hinges and screws thereof, and permitting the valves to form close joints with the board, and singing of said hinges is also obviated, there being, furthermore, a simplification in the construction of parts and reduction of expense thereof.

It also consists of a guard for preventing the jumping of the valves from their connections with the reed-board.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the keys ofa wind musical instrument, and B the reed-board, O the valves, and D the push-pins thereof, all of which, excepting as far as relates to my invention, are of usual form.

The valves G are hinged to the reed-board at their sides, in contradistinction to their ends.

It will be seen that when the keys are operated the valves are depressed and turn downwardly on their side hinges, thus uncovering all of the reed-openings of the respective By this provision the air passes in uniform volume through the openings of the set of reeds, so that there is (No model.)

an equality of sound of each reed. Furthermore, when short notes are played, all of the reeds of the sets are sounded, since their openings are uncovered simultaneously and to the same extent.

The hinges of the valves are formed of gudgeons a a on the ends of the valves and integral therewith, and eyes a, which are socured to the reed-board or proper connecting part and receive the gudgeons a a. By this construction both ends of the valves are firmly and properly supported and mounted without the employment of butt-hinges, which are liable to sing and require cutting away of the woodwork to receive the butts and piercing of the same for the numerous screws employed.

Secured to the under side of the reed-board is a guard or arm, E, which extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the valves of the instrument and horizontally thereunder, said arm being separated from the reed-board a distance to limit the descent or opening of the "alves beyond what is sufficient for all practical purposes common to all of the valves. By this provision the valves cannot pass orjump their centers or be otherwise displaced, and thus the return of the valves to their seats, when required, is assured.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The organ-valve formed with the gudgeous a integral therewith, in combination with the eyes a, secured to the reed-board and receiving said gudgeons, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The reed-board and valves, in combination with the guard extending under all ofthe valvesas a common check or stop, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

GEO. O. HUGG.

Witnesses:

HENRY F. REARDON, W. F. KIRCHER. 

